The Rules of the Game
Unpacking Patronage Politics in Yemen
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 10278973 |
|---|---|
| Authors | April Longley Alley (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2010 |
| Volume | 64 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 385-409 |
| Publication date | 2010-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Middle East Journal (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0026-3141 • E-ISSN: 1940-3461 |
| Publisher | The Middle East Journal (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3751/64.3.13 |
| OpenAlex | W1965967296 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 22 |
| References cited | 7 |
This article examines the dynamics of autocracy in Yemen through the lens of elite bargaining and decision-making inside networks of patronage. It identifies the informal rules of inclusion, exclusion, rewards, and punishments that guide elite behavior and traces changing patterns of patronage distribution since 1994. In doing so, it provides insights into the survival of the Yemeni autocracy, the obstacles to reform, and potential opportunities to avert an impending crisis
Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Unpacking · Law · Middle East and Rwanda Conflicts · Natural Resources and Economic Development · Philosophy · Political Conflict and Governance
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The Arab Winter
Legacies of state-building and political fragility in conflict-ridden Yemen
Political economy and structural transformation
The Yemeni Conflicts
Authoritarian Sponsorship of Weak States
The Roll-Back of the State and the Rise of Crony Capitalism
Adversarial Power-Sharing and “Forced Marriages
What the Social Sciences Can Tell policy-Makers in Yemen
The “New palace guards
Toward a Comprehensive Solution? Yemen's Two-Year Peace Process
Clientelism or public goods
Domestic Diversionary War and Conflict Endurance in Weak States
Explaining the Arab Uprisings
Decentralization in the Arab world
Political bargaining and violent conflict
Is the Failed State Thesis Analytically Useful? The Case of Yemen
Configuring authority over electoral manipulation in electoral authoritarian regimes
Opposition dynamism under authoritarianism
Subnational governance and conflict
Rebel oil regimes and economic governance
Muhamesheenactivism
Yemen’s Democracy Experiment in Regional Perspective
Informal Institutions and Comparative Politics
Barriers to Federal Democracy in Iraq
The High Water Mark of Islamist Politics? The Case of Yemen
Democratic Experiments in Africa
Authoritarianism in an Age of Democratization
Explaining Transitions from Neopatrimonial Dictatorships
| Unique citing works | 22 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,57 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2025 (14) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 21 |